52. Two Days at the Muqata - November 12th and 13th, 2004
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Ecumenical Accompaniers Maria Fahmy of Denmark and Hannah Rought-Brooks of the United Kingdom were two of the members of the EAPPI present at the Muqata in Ramallah to witness the burial of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat after his burial in Cairo. They also visited his grave site the following day after the multitudes had departed. The following are some of their photographs from those two days.
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A crowd numbering in the tens of thousands squeezed into the Muqata for Yasser Arafat's burial.
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Palestinian security forces gathered as dignitaries begin to arrive on the day after his burial ceremony in Ramallah.
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Palestinian security guards the grave of Yasser Arafat on the day after he was buried in the Muqata.
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The Palestinian flag is waved in salute as Yasser Arafat's body arrives in Ramallah.
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The grave is covered with flowers, flags, a kaffiyeh, and a portrait of Yasser Arafat.
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The grave site of Yasser Arafat on the day after his body was buried.
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Women gathered to mourn at the grave of Yasser Arafat one day after his burial.
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Palestinians who had gathered at the Muqata to pay their last respects to Yasser Arafat cast their eyes skyward as his body arrives from Cairo.
